Tracing the origins of "fetal origins" of adult diseases: programming by oxidative stress?

abstract：:Complex spinal reconstructive procedures are invariably associated with excessive intraoperative blood loss that significantly increases the risk of severe perioperative complications. In some cases, excessive hemorrhage is equivalent to estimated total blood volume. Unfortunately, widely exposed bony surfaces are not...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Block JE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While cigarette smoking is recognized as an important risk factor in human oral cancers, the effect of water pipe smoking (WPS) on these cancers is not known. WPS is very common in the young adult population, especially in the Middle East, and has been associated with several respiratory problems. However, to date, th...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Rastam S,Li FM,Fouad FM,Al Kamal HM,Akil N,Al Moustafa AE

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mechanism is proposed for the formation of Ebg-evolved beta galactosidase-of E. coli based on the following assumptions: 1. In the presence of lactose, certain proteins being translated bind to their m-RNA-ribosome complexes; 2. This binding interferes with the release of m-RNA from the bacterial chromosome, marking...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Erhan S

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MS risk is associated with low vitamin D status prior to disease, and Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infection seems to be a prerequisite for MS. EBV could activate autoreactive T cells by several mechanisms, but it is not clear why this leads to MS. Only a small proportion of those infected with EBV develops MS, whereas au...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Holmøy T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to search for periodical fluctuations in daily occurrence of gout attacks during the synodic lunar cycle. 126 gout attacks were recorded between 1972 and 1994 at known calendar dates. The synodic plexogram, displaying the number of attacks for each day of the cycle, was processed by cosinor regression. A p...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Mikulecký M,Rovenský J

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous lectins of normal tissues can play a functional role in recognition processes and cell adhesion. These functions are areas of particular relevance to tumor growth and metastasis. Our initial results on endogenous lectins of different tumors lead to the working hypothesis that the pattern of endogenous lecti...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Gabius HJ,Engelhardt R,Cramer F

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A lowered risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been reported in the Hutterite community residing mainly in southern Canada. In another anabaptist community, the Old Colony Mennonites (OCM), settled in Canada and spread to Latin America, only a large pedigree with an increased risk of autoimmune diseases, including type...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Lauer K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consideration of nine major factors predisposing to cerebral thrombosis, coronary thrombosis or thrombosis in the deep veins of the calf, reveals that these factors all have one thing in common. Estrogen administration, pregnancy, ageing, smoking, infection, trauma, surgery, soft water and winter season are all associ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Clemetson CA

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：HYPOTHESIS:The delayed lung damage after SARS-CoV-2 infection may be caused by an autoimmune response to ACE2 induced by forced presentation of the ACE2 protein in a complex with CoV Spike in Fc Receptor positive Antigen Presenting Cells in the lung. The likelihood that this hypothesis is valid is low, but it is easily...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Townsend A

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiotherapy (RT) has been established to improve both local control as well as overall survival rates in breast cancer. However, RT especially in left-sided breast cancer also irradiates a portion of the heart. Radiation associated toxicity to the heart assumes significance because of improval in survival of breast c...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Gupta D,Shukla P,Munshi A,Aggarwal JP

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is estimated that about 1 million patients are hospitalized for acute coronary events each years in the United States. An acceptable theory is that the acute coronary syndrome is caused by rupture of the atherosclerotic plaque with superimposed thrombus, which is a complex process and involving a number of differen...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Fang CH,Li JJ,Hui RT

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical syndrome of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) which occurs in association with birth asphyxia, is thought to represent a reperfusion injury consequent upon the generation of cytotoxic oxygen derived free radicals. It has recently been suggested that resuscitation of asphyxiated infants with unrestrict...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Ballot DE,Rothberg AD,Davies VA,Smith J,Kirsten G

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have been shown to have a higher incidence of cancer. It is suggested that several factors, including hyperinsulinemia, dyslipidemia, raised estrogen levels, chronic inflammation, and reduced apoptosis are responsible for this association. However, in this paper we propose t...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Mravec B,Tibensky M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physical interaction between the red blood cells and colloidal silica leads to hemolysis. We propose that the nature of the red-cell elimination as the result of this interaction is not random. As the negatively charged silica particles at the physiological conditions electrostatically react with the positive site...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Gerashchenko BI,Gerashchenko II,Pantazis CG

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blockage of a vena cava filter (VCF) by the captured blood clots presents a serious problem to the patients. Commercially available cone-shaped VCFs such as the Gunther Tulip filter has an inherent structural flaw that leads the captured blood clots to be trapped in their front spire areas where the flow-induced s...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Chen Z,Fan Y,Deng X

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paradigm of an immune system presumes that a system arose specifically to combat infection -- hence its name. This paradigm gained credibility with the discovery of antibodies and anamnestic immunity, even though these are relatively late arrivals in evolution. Another presumption has been that thymus-dependent T ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Cunliffe J

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a theory has been postulated that suggests that vital enzymes in ingested food interact synergistically with enzymes within the human body and more specifically with enzymes in the digestive tract. Alterations in food enzymes induced by bulk processing including heating and irradiation and also the addition ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Prochaska LJ,Piekutowski WV

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of focal distribution of atherosclerotic lesions has received much attention for many years. Current theories focus on mechanical factors such as low endothelial shear stress as an initiating factor for atherosclerosis formation. However, some evidences revealed that it could not be initiator of endotheli...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Mehdizadeh A,Norouzpour A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ampligen, a mismatched double stranded RNA, is hypothesized to be an ideal base therapy for HIV disease to which other agents, such as the nucleoside analogue, AZT, can be advantageously added. The unique properties of Ampligen which support this hypothesis include activation of immune cells, inhibition of virus repli...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Gillespie D,Carter WA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erectile dysfunction after nerve injury is a common disease after radical prostatectomy. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a member of the neurotrophin family, which plays an important role in the survival of existing neurons, the differentiation of new neurons, and synaptic plasticity. It has been demonstra...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Chiang PK,Yang FY

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of epileptic patients suffer from refractory epilepsy, despite optimal treatment; thus these patients require new therapeutic approaches. Focal seizure activity is typically initiated in a fixed and localized region, which subsequently spreads to neighboring regions or more distant areas. At the initial...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Zhang L,Liang S,Zhang G,Kang X

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute renal failure (ARF) is a rapid loss of kidney function. The reasons and mechanism by which this occurs has not been clarified so far thus creating obstacles to management of this disease. Presently, the experimental research using the accepted renal ischemia reperfusion injury (I/R injury) model represented for ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Hao JL,Li YF,Li RS

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of the tumour induces important metabolic changes in the cancer patient which are not merely due to the fact that the tumour acts as a parasite, thus depleting the host of nutrients, but that are mainly the result of both tumoral and humoral mediators. The new metabolic status of the cancer patient may le...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Argilés JM,López-Soriano FJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased longevity is compromised for the quality of life due to prevalence of metabolic derangements and systemic degenerative disorders, as a result of lifestyle changes in modern days. In a craze to improve upon quality of life, use of pharmacological formulations aimed towards symptomatic treatment regimen is man...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Banerjee M,Bhonde RR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From biographical data sources on ranking scientists, I was able to identify 35 centenarians. Among these, only one (Michel Chevereul from France) lived before the 20th century. Since the remaining 34 individuals became centenarians only from 1965, I propose that centenarian scientists are an unusual cluster, first fo...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Sri Kantha S

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiologic findings of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) among patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) suggest that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is insufficient for the development of KS. It was speculated that another sexually transmitted infection is responsible for the markedly increa...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Rechavi G,Katzir N,Ramot B

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crossed cerebellar diaschisis (CCD) refers to transneuronal degeneration of the corticopontocerebellar pathway, resulting in atrophy of cerebellum contralateral to supratentorial pathology. CCD is traditionally diagnosed on nuclear medicine studies. Our aim is to apply a biexponential diffusion model, composed of intr...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Kohannim O,Huang JC,Hathout GM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophils are activated in the coronary circulation during acute coronary events (unstable angina and myocardial infarction), often prior to the onset of ischemic damage. Moreover, neutrophils infiltrate coronary plaque in these circumstances, and may contribute to the rupture or erosion of this plaque, triggering t...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： McCarty MF

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with multiple organs involved. Kidney damage is common among SLE patients. In lupus nephritis, extracellular DNA accumulation from necrosis cells and activated cells is perceived as initial step of inflammation. The up-regulated type I IFN is one pivotal cyto...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Zheng L,Zhang H,Tang Y

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent investigations on protease inhibitors in articular cartilage have provided new insights into the possible initial lesions of osteoarthrosis. A hypothesis has been formulated based upon an impaired ability of chondrocytes to synthesize protease inhibitors, which leads to loss of matrix integrity and vascular inv...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Stephens RW,Ghosh P,Taylor TK

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00